panex 0.9.18 → 0.9.22
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package/README.md
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| Left panel | Exit focus, select item |
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| Right panel | Enter focus mode |
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| Drag | Select text (auto-copy) |
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| Triple-click | Select line |
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| Alt/⌥+Drag | Box (rectangular) select|
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| Status bar | Exit focus mode |
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**Focus mode:** All mouse events (click, drag, scroll) on the output panel are forwarded to the child process as SGR escape sequences.
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**Focus mode:** All mouse events (click, drag, scroll) on the output panel are forwarded to the child process as SGR escape sequences. Text selection is only available in Browse mode — exit focus first (click left panel, status bar, or press Esc).
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## Why panex?
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| npm install | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
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| No monorepo required | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
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## panex vs tmux
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tmux is a vastly more powerful and mature tool. panex solves a narrower problem with less friction.
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**tmux** is a terminal multiplexer — it manages persistent shell sessions with arbitrary layouts, remote detach/reattach, scripting, plugins, and deep customization. It's industry-standard for remote work, server administration, and complex terminal workflows. Decades of development, massive community, battle-tested everywhere.
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**panex** is a process runner — it runs N commands in parallel with a built-in UI for monitoring and managing them. No config files, no session concepts, no learning curve.
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### Where tmux wins
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| Capability | tmux | panex |
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| --- | --- | --- |
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| **Session persistence** | Detach/reattach across disconnections, reboots (with tmux-resurrect) | Sessions die when you quit |
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| **Remote work (SSH)** | Start on server, detach, reconnect later — processes survive | Local only |
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| **Window/pane layouts** | Unlimited windows, arbitrary splits, zoom, resize, rearrange | Fixed split: process list + output |
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| **Scripting & automation** | tmuxinator, teamocil, tmuxp — define complex workspaces in YAML | CLI args only |
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| **Plugin ecosystem** | TPM with dozens of plugins (resurrect, yank, powerline, etc.) | No plugins |
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| **Customization** | Hundreds of options in `.tmux.conf` — keys, status bar, hooks, themes | CLI flags only |
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| **Copy mode** | Vi/emacs navigation, search with `/`, jump through history | Basic visual select (`v`/`V`) |
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| **Shared sessions** | Multiple users attach to the same session (pair programming) | Single-user only |
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| **Maturity** | Decades old, massive community, endless documentation | New, small user base |
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### Where panex wins
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| Capability | panex | tmux |
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| **Zero config** | `panex "cmd1" "cmd2"` — done | Need tmuxinator/scripts for multi-process startup |
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| **Process lifecycle** | `r` restart, `x` kill, `A` restart all — from the UI | Process dies? Navigate to pane, retype command |
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| **Process status** | Built-in list showing running/exited/crashed with exit codes | No process awareness — just shell panes |
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| **Learning curve** | `?` shows help, mouse works, usable immediately | Steep — prefix keys, no on-screen hints, needs cheat sheets |
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| **Layout** | Automatic — all processes shown immediately | Manual splits, or write a config/script |
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| **npm install** | `npx panex "cmd1" "cmd2"` | Not applicable — system package |
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### When to use which
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**Use tmux if you need:** remote work, session persistence, complex layouts, shared sessions, deep customization, or long-running server processes.
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**Use panex if you need:** run a handful of dev commands in parallel (API + frontend + worker), see their status, restart them easily, and not think about configuration. It's the difference between a Swiss Army knife and a purpose-built tool.
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They're not mutually exclusive — you can run panex inside a tmux session.
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## Development
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```bash
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package/package.json
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"name": "panex",
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"version": "0.9.
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"version": "0.9.22",
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"description": "Terminal UI for running multiple processes in parallel",
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"bin": {
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"panex": "bin.js"
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"author": "Anton Veretennikov (king8fisher)",
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"license": "MIT",
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"optionalDependencies": {
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"@king8fisher/panex-darwin-arm64": "0.9.
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"@king8fisher/panex-darwin-x64": "0.9.
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"@king8fisher/panex-linux-arm64": "0.9.
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"@king8fisher/panex-linux-x64": "0.9.
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"@king8fisher/panex-win32-arm64": "0.9.
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"@king8fisher/panex-darwin-arm64": "0.9.22",
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"@king8fisher/panex-darwin-x64": "0.9.22",
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"@king8fisher/panex-linux-arm64": "0.9.22",
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"@king8fisher/panex-linux-x64": "0.9.22",
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"@king8fisher/panex-win32-arm64": "0.9.22",
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"@king8fisher/panex-win32-x64": "0.9.22"
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